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At a river or reservoir gauge

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Identifier
RRLW3
Latitude
45.17000 N
Longitude
89.66000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 161 reports in 156 hours over the last seven days
Rank
801of 1,313 in Wisconsin, Oct 16
Observed
3:00 AMCDT, 1 hour ago

Ranking Statistics

On the radar over Wisconsin River AT MerrillReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

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Wisconsin River AT Merrill Report

Rank 801 of 1,313 in Wisconsin, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score93.2of 100

Wisconsin median
95.1the median score of 1,313 stations
Scoring higher
797stations in Wisconsin
Sharing its score
5ranks 798 to 802
Points deducted
6.84.3 arrival, 1.5 reports received, 1.1 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Wisconsin median 100.0, 100.0, 89.0
Next above
ERBW3rank 800; ahead on reports received 96.1% against 95.8%
Next below
PITW3rank 802; behind on reports received 95.8% against 85.7%

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3595.833.5 of 35 pointsWisconsin median 98.8161 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1057.55.8 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0half its reports arrived within 31 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsWisconsin median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWisconsin median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.9 of 10 points, at the medianWisconsin median 89.0-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Rank
801of 1,313 in Wisconsin, Oct 16
Schedule
every houron the hour's :00 and :55
Reports received, 24 hours
23 of 2495.8% of its schedule, 30 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
161 of 16895.8% of its schedule, 203 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
1 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 10, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:05 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
31 min9 in 10 within 37 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 1,313 ranked stations in Wisconsin on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 5; 20 to 29 per cent, 26; 30 to 39 per cent, 4; 40 to 49 per cent, 82; 50 to 59 per cent, 132; 60 to 69 per cent, 13; 70 to 79 per cent, 116; 80 to 89 per cent, 171; 90 to 99 per cent, 213; 100 per cent, 549. Wisconsin River AT Merrill received 95.8 per cent, 161 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 801 of 1,313.WHERE IT RANKS IN WISCONSIN, Oct 16THIS ONE: 95.8%, 161 OF 168, RANK 801 OF 1,313PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 19520 to 292630 to 39440 to 498250 to 5913260 to 691370 to 7911680 to 8917190 to 99213100549STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Wisconsin River AT Merrill's rank in Wisconsin by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 315 of 342; 2026-09-27 rank 321 of 354; 2026-09-28 rank 440 of 489; 2026-09-29 rank 436 of 523; 2026-09-30 rank 416 of 530; 2026-10-01 rank 406 of 538; 2026-10-02 rank 948 of 1,114; 2026-10-03 rank 947 of 1,114; 2026-10-04 rank 779 of 1,149; 2026-10-05 rank 772 of 1,289; 2026-10-06 rank 801 of 1,310; 2026-10-07 rank 815 of 1,399; 2026-10-08 rank 770 of 1,350; 2026-10-09 rank 748 of 1,319; 2026-10-10 rank 746 of 1,319; 2026-10-11 rank 732 of 1,323; 2026-10-12 rank 730 of 1,305; 2026-10-13 rank 774 of 1,307; 2026-10-14 rank 749 of 1,286; 2026-10-15 rank 792 of 1,304; 2026-10-16 rank 801 of 1,313.ITS RANK IN WISCONSIN, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP12505007501,000Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%549
90 to 99%213
80 to 89%171
70 to 79%116
60 to 69%13
50 to 59%132
40 to 49%82
30 to 39%4
20 to 29%26
10 to 19%5
0 to 9%2
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 20268011,31395.8%
Oct 15, 20267921,30495.2%
Oct 14, 20267491,28695.2%
Oct 13, 20267741,30794.6%
Oct 12, 20267301,30594.6%
Oct 11, 20267321,32392.8%
Oct 10, 20267461,31992.2%
Oct 9, 20267481,31992.2%
Oct 8, 20267701,35092.8%
Oct 7, 20268151,39992.8%
Oct 6, 20268011,31093.4%
Oct 5, 20267721,28992.8%
Oct 4, 20267791,14993.4%
Oct 3, 20269471,11493.9%
Oct 2, 20269481,11493.9%
Oct 1, 202640653893.6%
Sep 30, 202641653093.2%
Sep 29, 202643652392.5%
Sep 28, 202644048991.4%
Sep 27, 202632135491.3%
Sep 26, 202631534291.3%
Reports received at Wisconsin River AT Merrill, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FReports
Thu 15, 8 AM51.31
Temperature at Wisconsin River AT Merrill, temperature from 43.7 to 66.0, the latest 51.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATUREF40506070Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
Reports received at Wisconsin River AT Merrill, reports from 0.0 to 13.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourTemperature FReports
Thu 15, 8 AM51.31
Wed 14, 8 AM53.71
Tue 13, 8 AM63.01
Mon 12, 8 AM66.01
Sun 11, 8 AM65.31
Sat 10, 8 AM51.71
Fri 9, 8 AM43.71
Precipitation at Wisconsin River AT Merrill, precipitation from 0.02 to 0.02, the latest 0.02, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Sep 17Sep 22Sep 27Oct 2Oct 7Oct 12
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 150.02

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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